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ATA RANGI POTIKI CHARDONNAY 2022

Product Code: 4532
Country: New Zealand
Region: Wairarapa Wine Country
Style: White
Variety: Chardonnay
Producer: Ata Rangi

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 12.5%
Grape: 100% Chardonnay

Original price was: $43.99.Current price is: $39.99.

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Winery Notes (2022 Vintage)
"Pōtiki, meaning ‘last born’ in Maori, is blended from a selection of newer plantings and some of our more established blocks on the Martinborough Terrace. Barrel fermented in 300 litre puncheons with indigenous yeasts, followed by 11 months on lees to bring a subtle complexity.

The 2022 has an expressive, floral, and delicate fruit driven nose of white peach, rock melon and orange blossom. The palate has a refined mineral entry, with hints of salinity. It opens further with notes of citrus and fennel and flavours of pastry and almond. Beautifully balanced on the palate, this wine is fresh and joyous, combining cool fruit notes with fine acidity.

Hand-picked fruit was whole bunch pressed, with the unsettled juice fully barrel fermented in Burgundy 300L puncheon barrels (20% new) using indigenous yeasts. Partial malolactic. Aged in barrel on lees for 11 months."

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, October 2023 (2022 Vintage)
"A delicious wine! Aromas and flavours of ripe almost sweet grapefruits, white fleshed stone fruits and a seam of minerality and fine lees spice qualities. Medium+ weighted as the wine touches the palate, a satin texture with contrasting acidity. As the wine opens out in glass the textures and flavours develop a flourish and intensity. Fine fruit tannins with a lees texture, delicious, fresh and dry with plenty of complexity, charm and cellar attributes. Best drinking from 2023 through 2939+."

5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, October 2023 (2022 Vintage)
"Charming and enticing, the bouquet shows ripe stone fruit, nougat, hazelnut and oatmeal nuances, leading to a beautifully layered palate that's succulent and creamy. Wonderfully composed and expressed with elegant complexity and persistency. At its best: now to 2030."

93/100 Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review, November 2024 (2022 Vintage)
"The Pōtiki, which means ‘last-born’, comprises both younger plantings and more established blocks of fruit. Wild-fermented in puncheons and aged for 11 months on lees, it shows a lot more vintage character than the Craighall which preceded it. In 2022, the fruit is quieter, more restrained and leaner but very elegant and it will bloom in the cellar.

Restrained perfume with spice, smoke, butter and caramel notes accompanying a core of sappy stone-fruit (possibly Mendoza clone?). The palate continues this theme with restrained fruit and taut acidity trimmed in firm wood tannins and complex savoury nutty notes. A classically built but lean chardonnay which is currently quite reticent but has the back-palate drive to reward mid-term cellaring."

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In Te Reo Māori, Ata Rangi means “dawn sky” or “new beginning,” a name that honours the land and reflects the winery's dedication to its craft. This small, family-owned organic winery in Martinborough, Aotearoa-New Zealand, focuses on creating wines that embody the essence of their place. Founded by Clive Paton in 1980, Ata Rangi has grown from its humble beginnings on a stony sheep paddock. Clive’s sister Alison and his partner Phyll Pattie soon joined him, and today, Alison oversees operations while Helen Masters crafts the wines, supported by vineyard manager Ian Ewart.

Ata Rangi's winemaking philosophy is hands-off and traditional, emphasising the natural expression of their terroir. They aim for balance, using whole bunch fermentation and barrel ageing to enhance vineyard characteristics. Each vintage uniquely reflects its growing conditions, with cooler years bringing herbal notes and warmer seasons offering fuller fruit aromas. Their minimalist approach avoids cultured yeast, enzymes, and fining products, ensuring authentic wines with depth, texture, and ageing potential.